Monthly Archives: December 1981

In some respects 1981 has been like any other year for India – average crops, a “tolerable” rate of inflation, not too dramatic a deterioration in law and order, a government without a clear sense of purpose and direction, a disunited and ineffectual opposition and and so on. Assam has … Read More →

All kinds of rumours relating to President Sanjiva Reddy have been floating in the Capital. Conventional wisdom would sug­gest that one should ignore them. But their persistence and sweep make it difficult and perhaps even undesirable to do so. It may well be helpful to air them openly. It is … Read More →